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Precision Castparts ( PCP) pushed the Industrial Goods sector higher today making it today's featured industrial goods winner. The sector as a whole closed the day up 0.8%. By the end of trading, Precision Castparts rose $4.97 (2.2%) to $232.21 on average volume. Throughout the day, 628,308 shares of Precision Castparts exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 702,700 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $227.44-$233.42 after having opened the day at $227.44 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $227.24. Other companies within the Industrial Goods sector that increased today were: GreenHunter Resources ( GRH), up 29.6%, China Valves Technology ( CVVT), up 20.6%, MagneGas Corporation ( MNGA), up 7.9% and Taser International ( TASR), up 7.1%.

Precision Castparts Corp. manufactures metal components and products worldwide. Precision Castparts has a market cap of $33.5 billion and is part of the industrial industry. Shares are up 21.4% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 15 analysts that rate Precision Castparts a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Precision Castparts as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, expanding profit margins, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity.